Department of Defense Education Activity officials are moving ahead with a plan that will alter school leadership, staffing and facilities at this base south of Hiroshima. Iwakuni Middle School and ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An accomplished Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor pilot — a veteran of the war in Iraq — took up his first overseas command Wednesday at the home of a ...

Friends and family welcome home U.S. Sailors with Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 147, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 102, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 195, Airborne Command and ...

The AIM-174B long-range air-to-air missile made what could possibly be its first public appearance since it was fielded during the JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, hosted on May ...

V-22 Ospreys destined for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrive at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2021. US Marine Corps photo Japan’s V-22B Osprey squadron ...

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack ...

Japan is deploying eight aircraft to bases in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Here, a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force simulates take-off procedures during a July 15 exercise at MCAS Iwakuni, ...

Recent air exercises at a Marine Corps base in Iwakuni, Japan, resulted in noise complaints from irate Japanese citizens—and even calls from government officials to end future training there. The ...